Controversial Sayings

189 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 189 authors

What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?

— Imelda Marcos Unknown (post-1986)
General

I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim. I put up with everyone. I sacrifice myself for everyone.

— Silvio Berlusconi 2006
Political

Every man has his price, or a guy like me couldn't exist.

— Howard Hughes Unknown, but often cited during his active business years (mid-20th century)
General

We can imagine many scenarios, but the most plausible scenario is that she presented herself to him as entirely willing.

— Richard Stallman 2019
General

The universe doesn't care about your feelings.

— Stephen Hawking Approx. 2000s
General

I'm often asked whether I believe in God. I'm an agnostic.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson 2012
General

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

— Jane Goodall Unknown, widely cited
General

China has turned Tibet into a hell on earth.

— Dalai Lama (14th) 1993
Religious

I always cheer up immensely if anything is said to me that is particularly wounding, because I think, 'There is someone who need not be considered.'

— Margaret Thatcher 1980
General

Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.

— Ronald Reagan 1981
Political

The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.

— Pope Francis 2018
General

All peoples must have their own homes. The home is a basic need of both the individual and the family. Therefore, it should not be owned by others.

— Muammar Gaddafi 1975
General

There is no fun in Islam. There is no laughter in Islam. There is no joy in Islam.

— Ayatollah Khomeini 1979
Religious

We are fighting for the liberation of our homeland, and we will not stop until the last inch of Palestine is free.

— Yasser Arafat 1970
General

When we open the window, some flies will inevitably come in.

— Deng Xiaoping 1980s
General

I am a convinced communist. This is my main credo.

— Mikhail Gorbachev 1991
Political

You can't make a revolution in white gloves.

— Boris Yeltsin 1991
General

I mean, I'm a pretty good bowler, but I'm not a good enough bowler to be in the Special Olympics.

— Barack Obama 2009
General

I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay? It’s incredible.

— Donald Trump 2016
General

The euro is our common destiny. If the euro fails, then Europe fails.

— Angela Merkel 2010
General
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